(A) It shall be the duty of all officers of the Fire Prevention Bureau to enforce all laws, ordinances, rules, standards and regulations of the State of Illinois, County of Will, and Village of Romeoville, covering the following:
(1) Prevention of fires;
(2) The storage and use of explosives and flammable and combustible materials;
(3) The installation and maintenance of fire protection systems, fire alarm systems, commercial cooking systems and other fire safety systems.
(4) The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes, exit access, and exits from buildings or structures;
(5) The means and adequacy of egress in case of fire from factories, schools, hotels, lodging houses, asylums, hospitals, churches, halls, theaters, amphitheaters, and all other places in which numbers of people work, live, or congregate, from time to time, for any purpose;
(6) The investigation of the cause, origin, and circumstances of fires;
(7) All other ordinances now in effect, and those which may be conferred and imposed from time to time by law, which would fall into the jurisdiction of the Fire Prevention Bureau as hereinabove set forth, or as otherwise provided by this chapter.
(B) For these purposes alone, the Fire Chief, the Fire Marshal, Deputy Fire Marshal and any assistants, or inspectors that are officers of the Fire Prevention Bureau are vested with the usual powers and authority of the police officers of the village, and shall also have such other powers and perform such other duties as are set forth in other sections of this chapter, and as may be conferred and imposed from time to time by law, or as conservators of the peace as provided by the statutes of this state. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no member of the Fire Prevention Bureau shall be permitted by the provisions of this chapter to carry firearms unless the member has successfully completed all training required by the State of Illinois and is certified to carry such firearm in the course of his or her duties. Upon completion of all such training, members of the Fire Prevention Bureau may carry firearms in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and applicable law while actively engaged in the performance of their duties to investigate the cause and origin of fires within their jurisdiction.
(C) The Chief of the Fire Department, the Fire Marshal or Deputy Fire Marshal in their absence may temporarily delegate any of their powers or duties under this chapter to a fire department officer in charge, in the event and only if immediate action pursuant to this chapter is required.
(Ord. 05-0251, passed 3-16-05; Am. Ord. 11-0923, passed 9-21- 11; Am. Ord. 11-0935, passed 11- 2-11; Am. Ord. 12-1016, passed 11-7-12; Am. Ord. 17-1347, passed 3-1-17; Am. Ord. 22-1811, passed 12-7-22)